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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ROTIFERA

Ro *tif "e *ra, n.; pl. Etym: [NL. , from L. rota ferre to bear. ] (Zoöl.)

Defn: An order of minute worms which usually have one or two groups of vibrating cilia on the head, which, when in motion, often give an appearance of rapidly revolving wheels. The species are very numerous in fresh waters, and are very diversified in form and habits.

New American Oxford Dictionary

Rotifera

Ro tif er a |rōˈtifərə roʊˈtɪfərə |Zoology a small phylum of minute multicellular aquatic animals that have a characteristic wheellike ciliated organ used in swimming and feeding. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Latin rota ‘wheel ’ + ferre ‘to bear. ’

Oxford Dictionary

Rotifera

Rotifera |rəʊˈtɪf (ə )rə | ▶plural noun Zoology a small phylum of minute multicellular aquatic animals which have a characteristic wheel-like ciliated organ used in swimming and feeding. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Latin rota ‘wheel ’ + ferre ‘to bear ’.